Background The use of psychedelics for clinical purposes and psychological healing is well-documented across many settings, often addressing trauma or mood disorders. Two gaps remain underexplored: (1) the use of psychedelics for psychological healing by gender-diverse individuals, and (2) the personal therapeutic use of psychedelics in non-clinical settings and how this shows up in...
Summary The recent emergence of mystical experience in psychological literature and the burgeoning of spirituality within mainstream counselling are beginning to challenge many assumptions on which the field of counselling psychology is precariously perched. Mystical experience itself is being reported by significant numbers of clients, and a developing theory describes it as a positive and...